At
Least
Once
a
Year
Key
Lock
Cylinders
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified
in
Part
D.
Body Lubrication
Lubricate all body door and rear compartment hinges.
Also
lubricate all hinges and latches, including those for
the hood, glove box door, console door and any folding
seat hardware. Part
D
tells you what to use. More
frequent lubrication may be required when exposed
to
a
corrosive envlronment.
Starter
Switch
1.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle.
2.
Firmly apply both the parking brake (see “Parking
Brake”
in
the Index
if
necessary) and the regular
brake.
NOTE:
Do
not
use the accelerator pedal, and be
ready
to
turn
off
the engine immediately if
it
starts.
3.
On automatic transaxle vehicles, try
to
start the
engine
in
each gear. The starter should work
only
in
PARK (P) or NEUTRAL
(N).
If
the starter works in
any other position, your vehicle needs service.
On
manual transaxle vehicles, put the shift lever in
NEUTRAL
(N),
push the clutch down halfway and
try to start the engine.
The
starter should work only
when the clutch is pushed down all the way
to
the
floor.
If
the starter works when the clutch isn’t
pushed
all
the way down, your vehicle needs service.
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